Lord of the bling
Just in time for the (shiny) season of giving, Marco Bicego heads to Neiman Marcus Westchester for a trunk show Saturday, Dec. 10 from…
Art for sale
Just in time for holiday shopping, Rockland Center for the Arts announces its Affordable Art & Pottery Bazaar. Billed as a small-scale version of…
Thai one on…
During the holidays, we often serve the same menu to the same people, year after year. Sure, there’s a lot to be said for…
Attention all pet lovers…
WAG has often featured the work of Guiding Eyes for the Blind, a nonprofit that loves its animals as much as we here at…
In China, charity begins at home
Despite its legion of 569 billionaire titans now topping the U.S.’ 537 billionaires, China has comparatively few charity organizations or private philanthropic donors. One…
Eyes on the (Pulitzer) Prize
Story written by Seymour Topping. Across the United States, celebrations have been in progress this year under what is termed the Campfires Initiative, marking…
Monkeying around
According to the Chinese Zodiac, this was The Year of the Monkey. So we sing “Auld Lang Syne” to a time in which we…
The unselfish selfishness of David Mallamud
Written by Gregg Shapiro Composer-lyricist David Mallamud says, “I think there’s something very selfish about being an artist.” At the same time, his music…
Another opening…
Held in conjunction with the New Canaan Holiday Stroll, Heather Gaudio Fine Art will hold an opening reception for its latest show Dec. 2….
Say ‘hi’ to Samantha
WAG’s latest issue, which concludes our year of Celebrations, has a story on Samantha Levine. We visited the founder and creative director of Auburn…
Covering Castro
With the recent death of Fidel Castro, we thought our readers would appreciate Seymour Topping’s appraisal of him in WAG’s November issue http://www.wagmag.com/after-hemingway/. Top,…
Paging a new hot spot
If there’s one thing we at WAG love, love, love, it’s a good bookstore. We practically lived at Borders in White Plains and Eastchester…
Watch out for this…
There’s exciting news for watch collectors, antiques lovers and history buffs alike: Patek Philippe has announced it is bringing “The Art of Watches, Grand…
Mochi madness
When WAG was recently invited to sample frozen desserts from Mochidoki, we said “Sure, why not?” And when our delivery recently arrived, the staff…
Merry Christmas from Neiman Marcus
It’s Thanksgiving, which can only mean that after food, family, friends and football – with, we hope, an extra helping of gratitude – it’s…
An artful spin on holiday shopping
Those in search of one-of-a-kind holiday gifts may want to add the Garrison Art Center 2016 Holiday Pottery Show & Sale to their itineraries….
Handmade holidays
As past visits attest, the holiday exhibition and sale at the Pelham Art Center is always an interesting experience, a chance to discover new…
Whither America?
Pulitzer Prize winners Maureen Dowd and Bret Stephens join Pulitzer finalist Ruth Marcus and The Wall Street Journal’s Jason Riley for “The Road Ahead:…
Seasonal splendor in Norwalk
The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum in Norwalk officially kicks off its holiday season Nov. 25, unveiling its traditional display of trees and decorations and this…
Dutch treat
Thomas Fine Miniatures in Hastings-on-Hudson – which WAG wrote about originally in its December 2014 “Power Brokers” issue presents “The Little House: A Celebration of…